BIG TEN STANDINGS AND SCHEDULES: (Numbers in parenthesis are school’s rankings in this week’s USCHO.com media poll/USA Hockey-The Rink Live coaches poll/PairWise rating):Â
- (4/4/8) MINNESOTA 7-0-0, 20 points (14-2-1 overall)
- (nr/nr/42) WISCONSIN 4-5-0, 14 points (6-8-1 overall)
- (1/1/2) MICHIGAN STATE 4-1-0, 12 points (11-2-0 overall)
T4. (6/6/6) MICHIGAN 4-1-0, 11 points (10-4-1 overall)
T4. (17/16/15) OHIO STATE 4-2-0, 11 points (11-4-1 overall)
- (rv/nr/35) NOTRE DAME 1-7-0, 3 points (6-10-0 overall)
- (rv/nr/38) PENN STATE 0-8-0, 1 point (6-9-0 overall)
Thursday, Dec. 5:Â Ohio State 4, Penn State 0.
Friday, Dec. 6:Â Wisconsin 4, Michigan State 0; Minnesota 6, Michigan 0; Ohio State 4, Penn State 2.
Saturday, Dec. 7:Â Michigan at Minnesota, 6 p.m.; Michigan State at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 12:Â Penn State vs. Army at Washington, D.C. (Capital One Arena), 8 p.m. (non-conference)
Friday, Dec. 13:Â Notre Dame at Ohio State, 7 p.m.; Wisconsin at Michigan, 6 p.m.; Michigan State at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14:Â Notre Dame at Ohio State, 7 p.m.; Wisconsin at Michigan, 7 p.m.; Michigan State at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
THIS WEEK’S USCHO.com MEDIA POLL TEAMS AND SCHEDULES
- Michigan State (Big Ten) (11-2-0) lost at Wisconsin 4-0 Friday. Next: Saturday at Wisconsin (6-8-1).
- Denver (NCHC) (12-3-0) lost at No. 7 Western Michigan 3-2 Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 7 Western Michigan (10-2-1).
- Boston College (Hockey East) (11-3-1) beat Connecticut 2-1 (OT) Wednesday, tied No. 14 UMass Lowell 3-3 (OT) Friday (UMass Lowell won shootout, 2-1). Next: Monday vs. No. 14 UMass Lowell (10-3-2).
- Minnesota(Big Ten) (14-2-1) beat No. 6 Michigan 6-0 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 6 Michigan (10-4-1).
- Maine(Hockey East) (10-2-2) did not play. Next: Saturday and Sunday vs. Stonehill (6-12-0).
- Michigan(Big Ten) (10-4-1) lost at No. 4 Minnesota 6-0 Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 4 Minnesota (14-2-1).
- Western Michigan(NCHC) (10-2-1) beat No. 2 Denver 3-2 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 2 Denver (12-3-0).
- Colorado College(NCHC) (9-3-1) lost at No. 10 Providence 4-3 Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 10 Providence (11-3-2).
- St. Cloud State(NCHC) (9-5-0) lost to Omaha 4-3 (OT) Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Omaha (6-7-0).
- Providence(Hockey East) (11-3-2) beat No. 8 Colorado College 4-3 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 8 Colorado College (9-3-1).
- Boston University(Hockey East) (8-5-1) did not play. Next: Saturday vs. Massachusetts (7-6-2).
- Cornell(ECAC) (5-2-3) beat Colgate 3-2 (OT) Friday. Next: Saturday at Colgate (7-8-2).
- Dartmouth(ECAC) (6-2-1) lost to St. Lawrence 3-2 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Clarkson (10-5-2).
- UMass Lowell(Hockey East) (10-3-2) tied No. 3 Boston College 3-3 (OT) Friday (UMass Lowell won shootout, 2-1). Next: Monday at No. 3 Boston College (11-3-1).
- Minnesota State(CCHA) (11-4-2) beat Bowling Green 4-1 Friday. Next: Saturday at Bowling Green (5-6-2).
- North Dakota(NCHC) (8-7-1) beat Miami 5-4 Friday. Next: Saturday at Miami (3-12-2).
- Ohio State(Big Ten) (11-4-1) beat Penn State 4-2 Friday. Next: Dec. 13-14 vs. Notre Dame (6-10-0).
- Quinnipiac(ECAC) (7-6-1) beat Rensselaer 3-1 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Union (9-4-1).
- Arizona State(NCHC) (7-7-1) beat Minnesota Duluth 5-3 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Minnesota Duluth (5-9-0).
- Clarkson(ECAC) (10-5-2) beat Harvard 4-3 Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 13 Dartmouth (6-2-1).
Receiving votes
Union (ECAC) (9-4-1) lost at Princeton 2-1 Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 18 Quinnipiac (7-6-1).
Bemidji State (CCHA) (8-6-2) beat Lake Superior 4-2 Friday. Next: Saturday at Lake Superior (7-7-1).
Massachusetts (HEA) (7-6-2) did not play. Next: Saturday at No. 11 Boston University (8-5-1).
New Hampshire (HEA) (7-4-2) beat Northeastern 5-3 Friday. Next: Friday, Dec. 13 at No. 13 Dartmouth (6-2-1).
Bentley (Atlantic Hockey) (10-5-1) beat Mercyhurst 4-2 Friday. Next: Saturday at Mercyhurst (2-14-1).
Harvard (ECAC) (3-5-1) lost to No. 20 Clarkson 4-3 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. St. Lawrence (5-11-0).
Penn State (Big Ten) (6-9-0) lost at No. 17 Ohio State 4-2 Friday. Next: Thursday, Dec. 12 vs. Army (5-10-0) at Washington, D.C. (Capital One Arena).
Northeastern (Hockey East) (3-7-3) lost to New Hampshire 5-3 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Brown (3-3-2).
Connecticut (Hockey East) (7-7-1) did not play. Next: Saturday, Dec. 28 vs. Alaska in Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off tournament at Milwaukee, Wis. (Fiserv Forum).
Michigan Tech (CCHA) (8-4-1) beat St. Thomas 2-1 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. St. Thomas (3-9-4).
Notre Dame (Big Ten) (6-10-0) did not play. Next: Friday, Dec. 13 at No. 17 Ohio State (11-4-1).
Long Island (Independent) (7-5-1) beat Vermont 3-2 Friday. Next: Saturday at Vermont (3-8-3).
Colgate (ECAC) (7-8-2) lost at No. 12 Cornell 3-2 (OT) Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 12 Cornell (5-2-3).
Princeton (ECAC) (4-4-1) beat Union 2-1 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Rensselaer (5-7-1).
Others to watch
Augustana (CCHA) (8-6-0) at Alaska Friday, late. Next: Saturday at Alaska.
Bowling Green (CCHA) (5-6-2) lost to No. 15 Minnesota State 4-1 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 15 Minnesota State (11-4-2).
Lake Superior (CCHA) (7-7-1) lost to Bemidji State 4-2 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Bemidji State (8-6-2).
Wisconsin (Big Ten) (6-8-1) beat No. 1 Michigan State 4-0 Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 1 Michigan State (11-2-0).
Niagara (Atlantic Hockey) (8-7-3) beat Air Force 3-2 (OT) Friday. Next: Saturday at Air Force (8-10-1).
Sacred Heart (Atlantic Hockey) (9-7-2) beat Canisius 4-2 Friday. Next: Saturday at Canisius (5-9-1).
Holy Cross (Atlantic Hockey) (8-8-1) beat American International 1-0 (OT) Friday. Next: Saturday at American International (5-11-1).
Air Force (Atlantic Hockey) (8-10-1) lost Niagara 3-2 (OT) Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Niagara (8-7-3).
OTHER GAMES THIS WEEK
Friday, Dec. 6
Merrimack 4, Alaska-Anchorage 2 (non-conference)
Robert Morris 7, RIT 3Â Â (Atlantic Hockey)
Ferris State 3, Northern Michigan 1 (CCHA)
Saturday, Dec. 7
Robert Morris (6-6-2) at RIT (3-14-1), 5:05 p.m. (Atlantic Hockey)
Ferris State (5-10-2) at Northern Michigan (1-13-1), 6:07 p.m. (CCHA)
Alaska-Anchorage (3-11-2) at Merrimack (4-9-1), 7 p.m. (non-conference)